Economy

Top EU Court Rules In Favour Of Returning Sanctioned Russian Assets

Economy, Finance, Foreign Investment

EU sanctions mechanism “was not legally transparent” In a case that may lead to unprecedented legal claims in the EU, a top EU court has annulled sanctions against billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, finding there was insufficient evidence the two oligarchs backed Russia’s conflict against Ukraine. The EU’s General Court concluded that the EU […]

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Thinktank: Do The United States & Europe Have A Gameplan For Dealing With Russia?

Economy, Finance, Trade

Russia’s Pivot to Asia sat down last week with a highly experienced group of people, including high-profile China and Asia experts, an American banker, and Russian academics. The question on the table: “Does the west have a game plan for Russia?” First, about the attendees. All are well known in their fields and government influential.

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Complimentary Russia’s Pivot To Asia 2024 Business Guide

BRICS, China, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Foreign Investment, Trade

Russia’s Pivot to Asia have published our first annual Russia’s Pivot to Asia Guide, in Russian. It is a 300-page full colour PDF with maps and graphics that details Russia’s 2024 trade and development with 80 countries, in addition to evaluating new supply chain routes such as the INSTC and the NSR, and Russia’s developments

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New Global Brands, Including European, Open Stores In Russia

Economy, Foreign Investment

Russian consumers now possess more income at their disposal since pre-covid times, where according to Macrotrends Russian consumer spending rose 19.68% in 2022. That has led to seven new international brands opening their first stores in Russia during Q1 2024, according to Nikoliers a commercial real estate consulting firm. “Based on the results of the

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Russia Continues To Pay Eurobond Dividends Despite Sanctions

Economy, Finance

The Russian Finance Ministry has transferred ₽7.8 billion (US$84.4 million) to the National Settlement Depository (NSD) to pay a coupon yield on sovereign Eurobonds maturing in 2042, the ministry said. NSD, the payment agent, has received the funds. A Eurobond is a bond issued offshore by governments or corporates denominated in a currency other than

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Threat Of US Secondary Financial Sanctions Hits Personal MIR Card Use

Economy, Finance, Trade

The United States has imposed sanctions against Russia’s JSC NSPK, the operator of MIR payment cards. These act as a Russian form of Visa and Mastercard and allow card holders the ability to access ATM machines, pay for goods in stores and conduct transactions. The latest countries to be targeted by US secondary sanctions are

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Russian Manufacturers Beginning To Replace Chinese Vendors In Russian Market Supply Chains

Economy, Foreign Investment, Trade

Russian current SME demand for intermediary agents to work with counterparties from China is growing at a record pace and includes a whole range of services – from searching for manufacturers of goods in demand in Russia, their delivery to setting up payment processes. The popularity of intermediaries has begun to increase as Chinese banks

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